
Why Microglia Are Key to Brain Health (And What Nootropics Miss)
The brain-booster industry optimizes neurotransmitters while ignoring the immune cells that actually decide whether your synapses survive.

The brain-booster industry optimizes neurotransmitters while ignoring the immune cells that actually decide whether your synapses survive.

The word-finding slips and mental static after 40 may come from primed microglia, not just hormones — and that changes what actually helps.

Your brain has its own immune system, and the cells running it are called microglia. What you eat, how you sleep, and whether you move determines if they protect or destroy.

The immune pathway from gut inflammation to brain fog runs through cytokines and microglial activation — and it’s more direct than you think.
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